Drew Lawrence is a free lance artist based in Kerrville, Texas.
Drew’s Bohemian Art
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2. bohemian - a socially unconventional , non-conformist, especially an artist or writer, of free and easy habits, manners and sometimes morals.
This is a dictionary definition of a bohemian. I have been one since grade school.
I call my art bohemian because it is unconventional. I'm a self-taught artist and don't fit exclusively into the art categories: landscape, figurative, still life, impressionist, abstract, expressionist, realist, etc. I paint different things and in my own style.
My art comes from my heart which has been affected by my often strange life. I was a singer in a rock band, drafted in 1965, given LSD by the army, a mercenary in Cambodia, a wrangler, a hippie, a polygamist, a mercenary in Central America, a carpenter, a student of the world's religions, a shaman and martial artist. In my studies as a shaman I lived with the Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico and have eaten the various varieties of psychedelic mushrooms that grow there. I have eaten peyote with Huichol Indians in Nayarit, Mexico and for years I was a member of the Native American Church (the peyote church) on the Navajo reservation. Because of the repressive and unconstitutional drug laws of the U.S. I now only take peyote in Mexico. I travel to northern Mexico and do peyote with a small group of Mexican Indians. I often take paint with me and paint pictures while on peyote. NOTE: I strongly stand against heroine, cocaine, meth, prescription mind altering drugs for recreation, tobacco, and alcohol and other harmful drugs. I quit taking alcohol and marijuana over 25 years ago.
Fortunately, for over 40 years I have been grounded in the martial arts. I began training in the Shaolin Tai Chi Chuan, a combat style of the tai chi, in 1968 under Grandmaster Chen Ming Li. I am ranked Grandmaster in tai chi. I started training in Karate in 1971 and I'm ranked 5th degree black belt. The martial arts saved my life and for me is an integral part of my shamanic practice. I practice it daily and teach a mixed martial art class in self defense for real life street encounters.
To sum up, my life experience has made me who I am today and that in turn makes my art what it is today.
Peace,
Drew Lawrence
Drew’s Bohemian Art
I have been a featured artist on the TV show Texas Country Reporter. The experience was to open the mind to allow freedom of expression in my art. See the art and video.
Drew's favorite piece of art and inspiration for his
latest "fire walk" by Jasmine, his grand daughter
The following are artists I really admire:
Marylyn Minter
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